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i w|TNEssEs ATTORNEYS CHARLES-T. WOOTTEN, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO TOLBERT N.

RICHARDSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Be it known that I. (lninnns T. llloo'l'aEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the cityA and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsyl *ania, have invented a new and useful Can Lid or Top, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention consists in making the lid or top of a can partlytransparent, whereby the contents of the can may be viewed or shown andinspected from the exterior, said lid being adapted to vhold a piece ofglass or other transparent material employed ina firm and convenientnovel manner without soldering or attached fastening members.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the importan-t instrumentalities thereof 'may be varied, and so it1s to be understood that,

the invention is not limited to the specific details shown anddescribed. l

Figure Lrepresents a perspective view of a can-lid embodying'myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a diametrical section thereof on the lineFig. 1. Fig. 3 represents what may be termed a blank from which the lidand its novel features areproduced.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the lid of a can, the same beingopen at the.

top and having on the circumferential w ll.

of said opening the inturned rim 2 whichis joined by a bend on theexterior.` thereof with the inturned rim 3, said rims being separatedforming between them t'he channel 4 in which is received the peripheralportion of the piece 5 of glass which closes the open top of the lidfroln below, said rims being swaged or compressed against the upper andlower faces of said portions of the piece 5, they firmly holding thelatter in position.

In the manufacture of thevarticle, I employ the shape shown in Fig. 2,the same consisting of an annular piece of metal having itsy centercut-out forming ythe open top of the lid, the fiange or wall 6 of saidopening, the vertical side 7 extending downwardly from said flange, thetop inclined` wall or plate member S bent outwardly from Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Aue. .24, 1915.

Application filed June 13, 41914. Serial No. 844,987.

v piece 5 of glass is seated, the inturned rim i 3 having its innerterminal joining the innel' terminal of said wall S by the crimp 10, therim 3 thus joining the upper member of said crimp and being seated omthe lower member of said crimp whereby 1t is firmly sustained inposition and with itl a piece of glass or other transparent material, itbeing seen that there is an opening in the top, the crimp l0 formingvthe lower wall thereof, and the edges 2 of the channel et forming theupper wall thereof, and as the piece of glass which closes said openingis held by its peripheral portion in said channellit rests on the lowerwall 8 by the crimp 10,011 the annular part 6, said part and crimpforming a strong support for said peripheral portion so that the pieceof glass is not liable to rattle, break-down or sag, it being noticedalso that the periphery of the piece 5 is covered by the rims 2 and 3,and the exterior bend of the latter, so as not to be exposed.Furthermore, the crimp l0 forms a stiff connection for the lower rim 3with the wall 8, and as said lower rim joins the upper member Iof saidcrimp l0 and is seated on the lower mem-l ber thereof as has beenstated, the rims 2 and 3 which form said channel are firmly supportedfrom below on said crimp and thus on the wall 8, which is inturned fromthe. side rim 9 of the lid whereby said rims y.are not liable lto yield'and break downwardly, and thus the piece of glass, whose peripheryoccupies said channel and its adjacent portion is sustained on thelower-- rim 3 vand consequently the crimp 10, so that it is not liableto be fractured, as the latter forms a rigid seat for the rims 2 and 3,and consequently for the peripheral portion of said piece of glassreceived therein.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A can top having. therein an opening, a rim on its periphery, aplate-member eX- tending inwardly from Said riln, a crinip 0n the innerperiphery of saldplate member forming the lower Wall of sald opening, a

rim rising Jfrom said crimp having therein an inwardly facing Channel,the upper edge of said channeled rnn forming the top Wall of saidopening, and a piece of transparent material having its peripheralportion 0C- cupying said channel, resting on said crimp and closing saidopening.

' CHARLES T. VOOTTEN.

lVitnesses: i i

ALBIN LUPTON, V WV. WALLACE TODD.

